Hong Jun-pyo: "Moon Administration, Prosecutors Abandoned After Retirement to Be Blamed"

Independent lawmaker Hong Jun-pyo is delivering a greeting at the "Towards a Better World (Mapo Forum)" seminar held on the afternoon of the 18th of last month at the Hyundai Building in Mapo-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Independent lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo said that the Moon Jae-in administration "used and discarded" the prosecution.

On the 25th, Hong posted on his Facebook, "In the early days of the Moon Jae-in administration, the prosecution devoted all their efforts to hunting down people from the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations. They carried out so-called political investigations," he pointed out.

He explained, "Because of that, some people rose to sudden prominence, and the prosecution acted as if they were apostles of justice."

He continued, "From the Moon administration's perspective, if they left such a hunting dog organization as it was, they feared they might be bitten again after leaving office. So, they transferred most investigative powers to the police and handed over high-level crimes to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), turning the prosecution into a hollow shell and thus 'used and discarded' the prosecution."

He added, "Now, even law firms reportedly do not seek prosecutors-turned-lawyers," explaining, "As the prosecution became an empty shell with no need for defense, the utility of lawyers from prosecution backgrounds also disappeared."

He further stated, "All of this is the fault of some political prosecutors who acted as henchmen for the Moon Jae-in administration."

Hong questioned, "The damage is being borne entirely by the remaining prosecutors. Do those who caused the collapse of the judicial system even realize this now?"

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